Bombardier beetles of genus Brachinus Weber, 1801 (Carabidae: Brachininae: Brachinini) from India

S V Akhil; M Divya; K Thomas Sabu

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4816.4.7

Bombardier beetles of genus Brachinus Weber, 1801 (Carabidae: Brachininae: Brachinini) from India

Zootaxa. 2020 Jul 20;4816(4):zootaxa.4816.4.7. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.4.7.

Authors

S V Akhil¹, M Divya, K Thomas Sabu

Affiliation

¹ Entomology Research Lab, P.G. Research Department of Zoology, St. Joseph's College (Autonomous), Devagiri, Calicut, Kerala, 673008, India. akhilsvenugopal@gmail.com.

PMID: 33055688
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4816.4.7

Abstract

Brachinus devagiriensis sp. nov. is described from the Western Ghats, a global hot spot of biodiversity in southwest India. Detailed diagnostic features of the 27 species of Indian Brachinus with a key to the species are provided.

Keywords: Carabidae, Brachinus devagiriensis sp. nov., key, Western Ghats, taxonomy.

MeSH terms

Animals
Biodiversity
Coleoptera*
India